QUESTION
Does obtaining your MD degree here grant you US Citizenship?
Asked on Mar 18th, 2013 on Immigration - Michigan
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I am dating a foreign doctor. He got is MD license here in the US. He is in his last year of residency as a doctor. I want to make sure that he wants to be with me for me and not for US Citizenship.
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Obtaining a medical or any other degree in the U.S. does not automatically qualify someone of citizenship or legal residency.
Answered on Mar 19th, 2013 at 7:51 PM
No, getting a medical degree in the US does not automatically grant US citizenship or any other type of lawful status.
Answered on Mar 19th, 2013 at 2:33 PM
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It's not a guarantee. He would need some path for a visa. For example, if a hospital sponsored him for an H1B, he could stay in the USA under that visa.
Answered on Mar 19th, 2013 at 2:32 PM
The simple answer is "No." Your doctor friend must obtain his legal residency before he is eligible to become a United States citizenship.
Answered on Mar 19th, 2013 at 2:29 PM
No, not automatically. But he may be able to get the green card in some instances through employment as a doctor.
Answered on Mar 19th, 2013 at 1:05 PM